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Operational Planning Assistant

National Grid -
York

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Job details

Full-time
From £43,315 a year
8 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension

Qualifications

Driving Licence
Resource allocation planning
Stakeholder liaison
Project schedule tracking
NVQ
Communication skills
Project progress tracking
Progress tracking

Full job description

Team

Work Scheduling and Dispatch

Business Unit

Electricity Transmission

Requisition No.

10440

City

York, GB, YO19 5UN

Date posted

2 August 2026

Operational Planning Assistant

Build your planning career while helping power the future of the UK

At National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), you’ll help keep the electricity network safe, reliable and ready for the future. This is an opportunity to grow your planning and coordination career within one of the UK’s most important infrastructure organisations, supported by an experienced team, opportunities for flexible working, development and a competitive benefits package. This role comes with a company car.

As an Operational Planning Assistant, you’ll coordinate maintenance, operational and project activity across substations in North East region, covering Selby, Hull, York and up to Middlesbrough with travel to sites as required. Working alongside Planning Engineers and operational teams, you’ll help maintain a rolling programme of work, align people and resources, and keep activity moving safely, efficiently and on time.

You’ll balance competing priorities, solve practical planning challenges and support work that keeps one of the UK’s most critical infrastructure networks operating reliably. Your responsibilities will include:

Developing and managing a rolling work programme across multiple sites.
Balancing priorities with Operational Managers, Project Leads and delivery teams.
Combining activities to improve efficiency and make best use of resources.
Maintaining schedules and adapting plans as priorities change.
Coordinating third-party access requests and capturing activity accurately.
Supporting resource planning so work is ready for delivery.
Tracking progress, re-prioritising activities and escalating issues when needed.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

NVQ L3 / ONC – Engineering or Business qualification.
Planning, scheduling, operations support or resource management experience.
Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Confidence using planning or scheduling systems to support decisions.
Clear communication and strong stakeholder management skills.
A proactive, solutions-focused approach and strong attention to detail.
A full UK driving licence.

Pay and Benefits

A starting salary - £43,315 pa + company vehicle
26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory days, 37 Hours - Monday to Friday.
Contributory pension scheme – Employee up to 6% - Company up to 12% - total up to 18%.

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We’re keen to hear from people with planning and coordination experience across a wide range of industries. Whether your background is in utilities, construction, logistics, manufacturing, rail, facilities management or another operational environment, we’ll provide the technical training and support you need to succeed.

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